Nitsan Kolko is an Israeli pianist, composer and arranger.

His debut album Allusions, a duo collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Hillai Govreen, was highly praised by publications including JazzNU (Belgium), Haaretz (Israel), Música-Terra (Japan) and Cazkolik (Turkey). Their collaboration also includes a nonet of woodwind and string instruments, for which the two compose and arrange original music together.

His other current projects include leading a big band, serving as conductor and musical director of a gospel choir, leading a trio of his original music, and performing solo works. His work has been presented in Israel's most prestigious venues, among them the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Jerusalem Jazz Festival, the Red Sea Jazz Festival, Beit Haamudim and Shablul.

As a sideman, Nitsan has played with some of the most prominent jazz musicians in Israel and New York, performing at festivals around the world, in the Netherlands, France, Slovakia, Germany, Ukraine and beyond.

He is a recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship, the Israeli Conservatory of Music Excellence Scholarship, the Ran Baron Award, and the Israeli army's "Outstanding Musician" Award. He studied at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York (2018-2020), graduating with honors under Sam Yahel, Hal Galper, Buster Williams, Glenn Zaleski, Shai Maestro and Dave Douglas, among others.